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| Security and Defense - General | |
| Defense Aerospace | Useful collection of defence news and reports (especially on equipment / industry stories) |
| Nuclear Threat Initiative | Similar but focussing on breaking non-proliferation news. |
| Defense News | Articles on security and defence issues (subscription required) |
| New York Times | Access to US mainstream news and opinion (can be customised) - subscribe by email |
| EU-focused - General | |
| EU Observer | General daily news on the EU - good to the keep up-to-date on all EU activities |
| Euractiv | EU News, policy positions and 'EU Actors' online |
| Agence Europe | Daily access to short news and updates in all the areas of activity of the EU |
| Europa Bulletin | Monthly Bulletin of the European Union, providing insights on recent developments including CFSP/ESDP |
| EU Security and Defense | |
| European Defence |
Latest headlines on European security and defence |
| High Representative CFSP | EU High Representative for CFSP - speeches, press releases etc |
| Deutsche-aussenpolitik | Weekly summary of media coverage of German and European foreign policy - mainly in German but some English and French - can be subscribed to via e-mail |
| European
Security Review |
Bi-monthly news review providing critical analysis of developments in European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) |
| NATO Notes | Bi-monthly news review reviewing NATO's transformation in a changing global security context |
| Nato News | Daily headlines on international affairs with a good coverage of news on NATO |
| RELEX weekly news digest | Weekly news digest of the European Commission's DG External Relations |
| Non-EU Regional | |
| B92.net | Top website in western Balkans for news in English. Tends to be focused on Serbia and Montenegro, but also covers other events in the regions from time to time - updated hourly. |
| Radio Free Europe | News, reports and analyses on trends and events in Eastern and Southeastern Europe, Russia, Central Asia, Caucasus and the Middle East |
| Turkish Daily News | Indispensable to keep abreast of developments in EU / Turkey relations |
| Databases - General | |
| http://journals.cambridge.org | Access to a number of academic journals, plus abstracts of latest issues. Useful to see what type of materials is being published on EU affairs. |
| Kluwer Online Gateway | Complete tables of content, abstracts and full-text articles from more than 750 journals for free download. |
| http://www.bids.ac.uk/ | Main bibliographic service for the academic community in the UK (requires a username) |
| Social Science Information Gateway | Offers a good range of links as a starting point for social science research |
| Jstor | full text article database |
| Swetswise | Search engine for journal articles |
| EU-specific | |
| Jean Monnet Centre - Harvard Law School | The Harvard Law Jean Monnet centre has excellent contributions on the future of the EU as well as on European foreign policy |
| EU
Secretary General's Office - Openness and access to documents |
EU web pages concerning openness and transparency |
| The Federal Trust (UK) | Papers analysing the European Convention's successes and failures |
| Conflict Prevention Associates | Excellent collection of internet resources focusing on EU conflict prevention policy. Presents official EU documents and reports as well as non-official, related documents and studies from other sources |
| Delegation of the EU to the USA | Comprehensive overview of EU institutions and legislation in all relevant sectors. |
| Irish Institute of European Affairs | Good resource for European affairs information, plus EU books reviews. It can be a little Ireland-centric however. |
| Observatory of European Foreign Policy | Observatory project (part of the FORNET project) in Spanish and English |
| http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/security/ index_en.html |
For anyone interested in the European Commission's preparatory action on security-related research, a special website has been set up. |
| International Alert | Information and reports about EU policy in conflict prevention and crisis management. |
| ECLAS | EU documentation search + the European Commission library stocks - SCAD data being transferred into ECLAS. |
| Friedrich
Ebert Stiftung - International Policy Analysis Unit |
Collection of analyses on a wide range of European security issues |
| Accurate and succinct reporting on EU developments (in German only) | |
| EU delegation to the UN | Access to documents, news and articles |
| International Relations and Security Databases | |
| ETH
Zurich International Relations and Security Network |
Excellent database of links to and documents from research institutes, international organizations, and professionals working in the security community. Daily security news brief and other information on international security |
| Human Security Gateway | A research and information database regrouping electronic and bibliographic resources on human security |
| Federation of American Scientists | Rather poor layout but excellent starting point to get an overview over various areas in the field of security studies |
| International Relations Theory | This website can be a good starting point for anyone interested in IR Theory. The links are especially useful |
| Columbia International Affairs Online | Comprehensive resource on EU and international affairs from Columbia University |
| www.defence-data.com | Very expensive to subscribe to but offers a free news headline service by e-mail daily |
| SIPRI database on defence & security | Integrated database system for many of the different defence and security data sourcesAs well as the databases regular articles and reports are an excellent resource. |
| Peace Research Institute Frankfurt | Good collection of links to peace research institutes worldwide (German and English versions) |
| Access to legislation on classified information in the EU, NATO and Countries in Central and Eastern Europe | |
| International Crisis Group | in-country analyses of crisis-prone countries (monthly crisis watch update) |
| INCORE (International Conflict Research) | Focuses on ethnic, political and religious conflict resolution. Offers thematic and country guides, a conflict digest and updates on various peace agreements. Good bibliography and information on training activities. Policy relevant. |
| allafrica.com | Updates on all African conflicts and countries |
| Global
Facilitation Network for Security Sector Reform |
Journal, newsletter and research papers on security sector reform |
| Harvard
Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research - Portal Development Unit |
The PDU gives policymakers and practitioners easy access via online portals to information on human security and conflict prevention. |
| Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | Project on transparency and internationalisation of democracy. In-depth reports and up-to-date coverage on non-proliferation issues |
| Economists Allies for Arms Reduction | Opinion and information on economic aspects of conflict and arms |
| IANSA | International Action Network on Small Arms |
| Global facilitation
network on security sector reform |
Global facilitation network on security sector reform |
| http://www.terrorisme.net/ | Information and reports about terrorism (French and English web site) |
| Center for Civil-Military Relations | Selection of articles, publications and catalogue of study materials on civil-military relations |
| De Defensa | Interesting selection of articles and views on defence issues mainly in French but some English - some are more reliable than others |
| Partnership for Peace Consortium | Database of information from different working groups - PfP Consortium of Defence Academies and Security Studies Institutes |
| Uppsala Conflict Database | Basic Search |
| Country/Regional | |
| Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung | Download and/or order a broad range of basic texts in German in the field of political science, including several Standard works. |
| Fondation
Euro-Mediterranéenne d'Etudes Stratégiques |
Access to news, publications and events on the Euro-Mediterranean region |
| Official website of a network of research institutes on Mediterranean issues | |
| Leiden University Turkology Update | This website contains many useful working papers on Turkey, notably by Prof. Erik Jan Zürcher |
| Cahiers d'Etudes sur la Méditerranée Orientale et le Monde Turco-Iranien, an excellent publication by the Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Internationales - Sciences Po | |
| Internet Resource Centre of CMR Network | Resources on civil-military relations in Central and Eastern Europe |
| Other | |
| The Literature of Intelligence | Bibliography of Materials, with Essays, Reviews, and Comments on intelligence with a US focus |
| Open Democracy Net | Periodical analysis, opinion and debate - some excellent contributors - subscribe by email |
| Centre for European Reform | London based think tank devoted to improving the quality of the debate on the future of the European Union. Free download of many interesting articles and papers on the EU's future and on Security and Defence issues |
| EU Institute for Security Studies in Paris | Provides research on the major security
and defence issues of relevance to the EU. Seminars, publications (Chaillot Paper series) on ESDP/CFSP |
| RAND | Influential US organisation with research areas such as Justice, International Affairs, Terrorism and Homeland Security, U.S. National Security. |
| Geneva Center for the the Democratic Control of Armed Forces | Access to research papers and analysis |
| Institut Français d'Etudes Anatoliennes | Istanbul-based institute that produces high-quality interdisciplinary research on Turkey |
| Dis Politika Enstitüsü | Foreign Policy Institute, a leading foreign policy think tank in Turkey |
| Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik | Research Groups on EU integration, EU external affairs, Security policy and the Middle East (German only) |
| International Policy Institute for counter terrorism | Provides databases and articles about terrorism |
| Saferworld | UK-based Foreign Affairs think tank that provides articles and reports on conflict prevention, peacekeeping, DDR, small arms, etc. |
| Fondation pour la recherche strategique | Provides analysis and reference texts about terrorism and updated information about defence and arms industries in Europe |
| Bonn International Center for Conversion | |
| Clingendael Institute | Netherlands Institute of International Relations |
| Cicero Foundation | An independent Dutch nonprofit organisation and think tank whose aim it is to provide a broad, global forum to discuss issues that are of central importance to European integration |
| Notre Europe | Founded by Jacques Delors to promote study, research and education about Europe. Organises seminars and conferences, carries out studies and analysis of European affairs. |
| International Institute for Strategic Studies | News, research, publications on political military conflict. Publishes the Military Balance. |
| Arms Control Association | Easy access to recent information and analyses on arms control issues (e-mail newsletter) |
| MEMRI | Washington-based Middle East research institute providing up-to-date news and analysis |
| Monterey Institute of International Studies - Center for Nonproliferation Studies | Comprehensive information and analyses on WMD issues |
| Human Security Centre | Produces, notably, the Human Security Report and other publications and events on human security issues. |
| United States Institute of Peace | Provides very interesting reports and publications on various aspects of international conflict and its resolution. |
| Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy | Focuses on multi-track diplomacy. Good updates on various negotiations/conflict resolution processes. Gives information on specific training activities. |
| BASIC's European Security Briefings | European Security briefings by the British American Security Information Council's Transatlantic Security Program |
European Platform for Conflict Prevention and Resolution |
Provides information on conflicts, conflict prevention and peacebuilding |
| European Peacebuilding Liaison Office | Liaison office for EU NGO's working on peace issues |
| Global Witness | Produce reports and press releases highlighting the link between natural resource exploitation and violent conflict |
| Eurodicautom | European Commission's multilingual online lexicon. Look up how a term has been translated in various official EU documents |
| Your Dictionary | One of the most comprehensive language portals on the web with more than 2500 dictionaries and grammars in over 300 languages |
| CORDIS | EU Commission database on opportunities in social sciences and humanities |
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